Bururi

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Bururi is a city located in southern Burundi. It is the capital city of Bururi Province and has around 20,000 inhabitants in 2007.

History

On 29 April 1972, a massacre took place here.{{cite book|last=Auzias|first=Jean-Paul Labourdette, Dominique|title=Burundi 2011|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=1CZCTM4U3EgC&pg=PA270|accessdate=21 April 2012|date=27 October 2010|publisher=Petit Futé|isbn=978-2-7469-2926-5|page=270}} Local Hutu gendarmes in Bururi drove out military and civil government control of the Tutsi military regime of Micombero. A republic was declared, and a week later suppressed by Burundian troops.

References

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{{Bururi Province}}

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Category:Populated places in Bururi Province

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